President Joe Biden’s administration will mandate companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate all workers or administer weekly COVID-19 tests in a new effort to defeat the surging Delta virus, the White House said Thursday. The companies must “ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a […]
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GPs slam health chiefs over orders to see patients face-to-face
GPs slam health chiefs over ‘tone deaf’ orders to see patients face-to-face as top medical union passes vote of no confidence in NHS bosses Matt Hancock announced patients will have the right to see their GPs in person NHS England had previously been moving to a digital and telephone system The BMA have slammed the […]
When does a bruise on an infant or young child signal abuse?
Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common injury to be overlooked or misdiagnosed as non-abusive before an abuse-related fatality or near-fatality in a young child. A refined and validated bruising clinical decision rule (BCDR), called TEN-4-FACESp, which specifies body regions on which bruising is likely due to abuse for infants and young children, […]
Supportive partners protect relationship quality in people with depression or stress
Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of an individual’s depression or external stress on their romantic relationship, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst social psychologist. Paula Pietromonaco, professor emerita of psychological and brain sciences, drew on data from her Growth in Early Marriage project (GEM) to investigate what she […]
Help Us Celebrate Our 155th Birthday with a Facebook® or Instagram® Fundraiser
It’s our 155th birthday–we know, we know we look great for 155! And for our big day, there’s only one present we really want … for our supporters and animal lovers alike to create Facebook or Instagram Fundraisers benefitting the ASPCA. And just for fun, and to make it even easier for you, we are […]
For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the health care delivery landscape
Pregnancy complications affect up to one in three pregnancies and are increasingly linked to future chronic disease. For example, preeclampsia is associated with a doubled risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S., and gestational diabetes is associated with a seven-fold increased risk of type 2 diabetes. While guidelines recommend preventive […]
NSAIDs might exacerbate or suppress COVID-19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests
New research shows that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. The study appears this week in the Journal of Virology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. The research is important because “NSAIDs are arguably the most commonly used anti-inflammatory medications,” said principal investigator Craig […]
To stretch or not to stretch: What you need to know about exercise warm-ups
Over the past 20 years, static muscle stretching has gotten a bad rap. Once considered an essential part of any sport or exercise warm-up, static stretching has now been removed from the picture almost entirely. This move followed extensive research showing that static stretching—where we stretch and then hold the muscle at an extended length […]
Study finds evidence of lasting immunity after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection
New research involving scientists from Queen Mary University of London has found evidence of protective immunity in people up to four months after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. The study, published today in Science Immunology, analyzed antibody and T cell responses in 136 London healthcare workers who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection dating back to […]
Age is decisive for positive or negative effects of the diabetes drug metformin
Metformin is a common type 2 diabetes drug. Recently, it was found to extend life span of young non-diabetic animals but the responses of older organisms to metformin remain unexplored. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena found that mitochondrial dysfunction abrogates metformin […]